How exactly IAppBuilder.CreatePerOwinContext should be used?

Question

I\'m confused on how the OWIN CreatePerOwinContext method is to be used. As far as I can see it\'s a poor mans DI mechanism. Yet, I fail to see how to use it.

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Answer 1

You can use typeof to get the key parameter:

HttpContext.GetOwinContext().Get(typeof(ApplicationDbContext).ToString());

Also, Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Owin assembly contains the parameterless version of Get() method, so you can use it if you already have ASP.NET Identity in your project.